I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
back
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Once again he blasted out at the first attempt, reeling back amid a cloud of sand and covering his eyes.
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She reeled back against the van.
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His mind reeled back from the effort.
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The shock and force of it sent her reeling back against the wall once more.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A punch in his stomach sent him reeling.
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Sam reeled in a 7 pound fish.
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The drunk reeled across the road, talking loudly to nobody.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Birbeck reeled out into the daylight, bemused and shocked.
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Bowring reeled, choked, flailed his hands, tried to grab at reality, wherever it was.
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Cameron's brain reeled slightly under the weight of all these alternatives.
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People riotously reel around here, fighting, fondling, tittering, clowning.
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She reeled off my 752 failings, whereas I was tongue-tied.
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Sofia reeled her in for the kind quick embrace she had received in the hundreds from the older woman.
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Tyrion reeled to his feet, determined to sell his life dearly.
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When we left, Volkov was reeling from a mixture of liquor and exhaustion, but he remained in high good humor.
II. noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
send sb/sth flying/sprawling/reeling etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a scene from the final reel of "High Noon"
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And never does he mention a brand of rod, reel or line.
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Audio Masters Providing recordings of approximately 10 hours' duration on open reel tape.
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Carey's reel clicked slowly, then stopped.
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He nodded without taking his eyes from the spiked reel rolling below him.
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He rose to his feet and struck up a reel .
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His descriptions of everything from lures to reels to fish finders read like they are straight out of a company press release.
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Reels: A freshwater spinning reel with 6-pound-test line for the bait unit.